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A raging wildfire near the Grand Canyon in the US has destroyed dozens of buildings – including a historic lodge that was the only accommodation available within the surrounding national park’s North Rim. The fire that destroyed the Grand Canyon Lodge is one of two that has swept across tens of thousands of acres in the area. The blazes have …

A historic lodge on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim has been destroyed by a fast-moving wildfire, the park said Sunday. The Grand Canyon Lodge, the only lodging inside the park at the North Rim, was consumed by the flames, park Superintendent Ed Keable told park residents, staff and others in a meeting Sunday morning. He said the visitor center, the …

Smoke from Canadian wildfires prompting alerts. An ER doctor offers his advice. There were hazy skies over the metro on Saturday and indeed over much of Minnesota. “You can barely see the skyline,” explains Bria Knorr, from Minneapolis. “It’s kind of hidden behind an orange haze.” That haze is a smoky fallout from Canadian wildfires. Our northern neighbor is battling …

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Much of the Upper Midwest on Saturday was dealing with swaths of unhealthy air because of drifting smoke from Canadian wildfires, covering the northern region of the U.S. at a time when people want to be enjoying lakes, trails and the great outdoors. Most of Minnesota and parts of Montana, North Dakota and Wisconsin were ranked …

A fire near the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona has grown more than 20 times in size in 24 hours as an intensifying wildfire season sees the return of Canadian wildfire smoke into the U.S. The White Sage Fire, located in Kaibab National Forest, has forced hundreds to evacuate. It has scorched over 20,000 acres and hasn’t been contained, …

Wildfires force hundreds to evacuate from Grand Canyon National Park and surrounding areas  SFGATE White Sage Fire: Evacuations near Grand Canyon amid Arizona fires  BBC Evacuations ordered for South Rim Fire in western Colorado  KKTV Grand Canyon wildfire grows 20 times over 24 hours as Canadian wildfires smoke blanket U.S. Midwest  CBS News A Grand Canyon Access Point Is Closed as 19,000 Acres Burn …